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Katherine Clark

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Katherine Marlea Clark is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership roles within the party, including serving as the Assistant Speaker of the House. Clark has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and women's rights throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting families and addressing economic disparities.

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Mar 12, 2019

In your words, the guidance was, quote, 'well meaning' to address the fact that black boys are three times more likely to be suspended and black girls are six times as likely to be suspended.

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Mar 12, 2019

You believe, the Commission believes, headed by you, that the guidance resulted in teachers and schools not really carrying out discipline because they were afraid of Federal action.

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Mar 12, 2019

There is no such thing as child prostitution under Federal law, only child sex trafficking.

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Mar 12, 2019

States with Medicaid expansion tripled access between 2014 and 2016 to opioid treatment compared to States that did not have expanded Medicaid.

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Mar 12, 2019

I will invariably run into families who are devastated by the opioid crisis.

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Mar 12, 2019

I am sure you have come prepared to justify this cut to us, but it does not go unnoticed.

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Mar 12, 2019

The hideous truth has come out. You chose wealthy and well-connected people, child rapists, over the victims in this case.

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Feb 27, 2019

After the Parkland shooting, high school students in my district told me a heartbreaking truth. They didn't believe that Congress cared about their lives or their future. Sadly, I understood why. Complacency defined the Republican…

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Feb 25, 2019

We are going to work hard to try to increase the funding levels. The testimony that we have had... is just a constant reminder of how we're not meeting our treaty obligations.

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Feb 25, 2019

My presentation is a tribute to the late, great John D. Dingell, Jr. who loved the great outdoors.

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Feb 25, 2019

Let's try to help people, work through it in their own lives, but also just make sure we stop making those horrible mistakes again.

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Feb 11, 2019

the shutdown definitely accelerated that in certain cases.

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